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Cardinals Balance No. 3 Pick Jeremiyah Love With Tyler Allgeier in Early Camp

Coaches plan to use the rest of training camp and preseason reps to determine how the team splits carries in a crowded backfield.

Overview

  • The Cardinals signed rookie Jeremiyah Love to a fully guaranteed four-year, $53 million deal after selecting him No. 3 overall, signaling a major investment in his long‑term role.
  • Early camp practice reports show Tyler Allgeier taking first-team snaps in 11-on-11 periods and emerging as the early practice front-runner for lead reps.
  • Coaches and teammates praise Love’s explosiveness and he has rotated into starter repetitions, but he has also shown typical rookie errors including a reported missed blitz pickup that led to a play being whistled dead.
  • Allgeier has publicly said there is no bad blood, credits coach Mike LaFleur for direct communication, and frames the competition as motivation based on past experience being supplanted in Atlanta.
  • The backfield includes James Conner and Trey Benson, so the team expects a committee approach and will use remaining camp drills and the Aug. 6 Hall of Fame preseason game to shape regular‑season snap shares.